magka-

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Prefix

magká- (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃ)

  1. prefix for verbs with actor focus and causative mood: to occur involuntarily or unexpectedly
    ‎magka- + ‎salubong (“encounter”) → ‎magkasalubong (“to meet unexpectedly”)
  2. prefix for verbs with actor focus and causative mood: to come to have or possess
    ‎magka- + ‎kotse (“car”) → ‎magkakotse (“to get a car”)

Derived terms

Tagalog terms prefixed with magka-

Further reading

  • “magka-”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • magka- in Learning Tagalog
  • magka- in Learning Tagalog
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